This is not exactly the way you want to win Miss Teen USA.
Karlie Hay, a Texan and former Miss Texas Teen USA, won the pageant on Saturday night in Las Vegas… and almost immediately, she got DRAGGED online when it was discovered she’s been using the n-word a LOT in old tweets!
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The 18-year-old hadn’t even been crowned for a few hours before angry Twitter users had already dug up the dirt, tweeting the following (below):
Here’s the winner of #MissTeenUSA pic.twitter.com/L0volbvEmW
— josh (@VaultJosh) July 31, 2016
miss teen USA is from houston im ready to fight pic.twitter.com/QZYycMaLsH
— adina the rat (@omgadina) July 31, 2016
WOW!!!
A former Miss Teen USA, Kamie Crawford also took to Twitter with her thoughts about the immediate controversy after the reveal (below):
I can take the #missteenusa top 5 being an all white, all blonde top 5. What I can’t take is – why didn’t the winner clean up her page? ├░┼╕┬ñΓÇ¥├░┼╕┬ñΓÇ¥├░┼╕┬ñΓÇ¥
— Kamie Crawford (@TheRealKamie) July 31, 2016
If u win any pageant – first things first. Clean up ur page. Cus if ur under 21 u shouldn’t b drinking&if ur WHITE the n word ain’t yo word!
— Kamie Crawford (@TheRealKamie) July 31, 2016
Preach!!
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It went deeper though, too — tons of people were complaining how over-the-top white the pageant was, as evidenced by this tweet (below):
These are your TOP 5 #MissTeenUSA contestants! pic.twitter.com/qi3KJT6COb
— Karlie Hay (@MissTeenUSA) July 31, 2016
And Chrissy Teigen held it down (below)!!!
Wow how can we choose from such a diverse bunch https://t.co/0a4JHbP465
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) July 31, 2016
LOLz!!!
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Above all, Hay at least took to her personal account to apologize for her earlier racist messages, writing (below):
Several years ago, I had many personal struggles and found myself in a place that is not representative of who I am as a person…
— Karlie Hay (@RealMissTXteen) July 31, 2016
I admit that I have used language publicly in the past which I am not proud of and that there is no excuse for. Through hard work…
— Karlie Hay (@RealMissTXteen) July 31, 2016
Through hard work, education and thanks in large part to the sisterhood that I have come to know through pageants, I am proud to say that…
— Karlie Hay (@RealMissTXteen) July 31, 2016
I am today a better person. I am honored to hold this title and I will use this platform to promote the values of…
— Karlie Hay (@RealMissTXteen) July 31, 2016
The Miss Universe Organization, and my own, that recognize the confidence, beauty and perseverance of all women.
— Karlie Hay (@RealMissTXteen) July 31, 2016
Hmm…
At least she apologized?!
Either way, don’t tweet racist stuff!!!
[Image via Twitter.]
